I Just Like You Better This Way

(My boyfriend and I are going to a costume ball, and I’ve ordered lace gloves online to wear with my gown.)

Me: “I just hope the gloves I ordered arrive in time. They’re coming from Istanbul.”

Boyfriend: “Not Constantinople?”

Me: “No, it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.”

Boyfriend: *thoughtfully* “Been a long time gone since Constantinople.”

Me: *pondering* “Why DID Constantinople get the works?”

Boyfriend: *dismissive wave* “That’s nobody’s business but the Turks’.”

Me: *looks at him*

Boyfriend: *looks at me*

Me: “I love you.”